(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency
giving; provision; furnishing
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
several people; a few people
unlisted stocks; unlisted shares; unquoted shares
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier; leading; overseeing; leader
ruling party; government party; party in power; government
chairman of (party) policy bureau; policy chief
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
brokerage; brokerage firm; broking house; securities company
under-the-table payoff; offer of an illegal profit
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
opposition party; political opposition; opposition
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
greeting; a fine thing to say
kindergarten pupil; kindergartener
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
have a good day; take care; see you
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
scene; spectacle; sight; view
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else